Desenvolvimento de compósitos poliméricos com cera de abelha – aproveitamento e valorização de subprodutos de apicultura

Abstract

Research on biomaterials has intensified in recent years, in order to collaborate with systems derived from renewable resources and designation of a more sustainable concept. The use of biomaterials in biomedicine has been studied for its characteristics, in this way research related to polymeric composites appear as an ally in this field since the interaction between their materials can help and promote better characteristics to the material. The beeswax with addition of silver nitrate is an ally in the search for these materials because it has antibacterial and phytotherapeutic properties, which can be used in the use of biomedicine. In this way the formation of composite films has as main objective the union of the sericin with the beeswax to obtain a biopolymer. With the formation of the composite film, one can analyze the properties of the material and make the physico-chemical characterization of the composites.